Everett, Washington-based aerospace stalwart Boeing is facing claims that it knew its aircraft manufacturing facility was exposing its workers and the surrounding community to toxins and did nothing about it.
As the maker of iconic aircraft like the 747 and 737, as well as numerous military and government aerospace systems, the company is an anchor of American aerospace manufacturing and engineering. But as increasing numbers of employees from decades past fall ...
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As the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to cause an unprecedented surge in new infections across the United States, one McDonald’s franchise operator is finally doing his part to protect his employees – after if it took a lawsuit to make it happen.
The suit was filed against Michael Smith, the operator of an Oakland, California McDonald’s location after, according to the plaintiffs’ claims, he ...
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More than 500 current and former employees of Delta Air Lines have sued Lands’ End over illnesses and health conditions they claim they acquired as a result of wearing the company’s clothing. According to the Associated Press, the plaintiffs include “flight attendants, customer service agents, ramp agents or anyone else required to wear the Passport Plum uniforms.”
The uniforms became standard issue at Delta after ...
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When disaster strikes, many times it is those charged with cleaning up after the event who suffer the most lasting consequences. We have seen evidence of it in the first responders in New York on September 11, 2001 and the cleanup crews who worked the site for months and months afterward.
We’re seeing complications develop in those who responded to more recent events as well. The Deepwater Horizon disaster ...
continue reading...An article in Baton Rouge newspaper The Advocate says precautionary tests were performed on a number of ExxonMobil Chemical Plant employees and contractors after a leak of a liquid that contained benzene.
Benzene, a known carcinogen, has been linked with some forms of leukemia.
The Advocate reports that a leak in a bleeder line was discovered and an unknown quantity of benzene spilled on the ground. Although the amount of benzene released was unknown, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental ...
continue reading...According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the carcinogenic compound benzene has both natural and man-made sources.
Natural sources include volcanoes and forest fires. Benzene is frequently used in an industrial setting, as part of the manufacturing process for plastics, resins, nylon, detergents and pesticides.
But there are other ways you could be exposed:
